Ash tray



L. w. R005 ASH TRAY Jan. 15,1929.

Filed April 12, 1926 Patented Jan. 15,1929.

UNITED STATES.

1,699,160 ra'rarrr OFFICE.

LUDWIG "WALTER B008, OF BASEL, SWITZERLAND.

Asa TRAY.

Application fled April 12, 1926, Serial No.

The present invention relates to an improved ash-tray of the type having a hollow chamber for the reception of water which chamber is accessible through an opening in the cover of the chamber, the cover being so shaped that for instance a cigarette placed on the cover cannot fall out of the ash-tray.

The feature of the present invention consists in providing a trough so formed between the part in which the opening in the cover is arranged and the outer edge of the ash-tray that a cigarette cannot be laid thereon. Said trough is in connection with the water space and its outer defining surface is so shaped that a burning cigarette placed crosswise to the trough on this surface only bears on its ends so that after the cigarette has burned it bends in, whereby the ashes fall asunder into sible by the upper opening 4 provided in a cap 12 which is loosely mounted on the cylinder 13. The latter is rigidly connected by means of three equally spaced ribs 14, of triangular cross-section, to the concentric flange 15 of the wall 15 of the upper part 1. The wall 15 is bulged in from its highest part 15 towards the above mentioned concentric flange and forms together with the interior arts 12 and 13 a trough 5 situated interme iate of the outer edge 15 of the ash-tray and the opening 4. The highest part 15', which forms the outer edge of the ash-tray, is of such a width that a cigarette cannot be laid thereon. This trough 5 at its lowermost portion is in connection with the water space 3 by means of segment shaped slots 16. The parts 13 and 15 are integral and are preferably made of sheet iron as wellas the lower part 2.

If a burning cigarette A (Fig. 1) is placed radially to the annular trough 5 it'is only supported at its ends and is not supported in the part intermediate of its ends and it will bend in for instance owing to a shock or after it has burnt further, whereby the ashes of the drical in plan the ash-tray may be 101,352, and in Switzerland April 25, 1925.

in the lower part of the trough. A falling out ofthe' ash-tray of a burning cigarette placed 1n the trough 5 is prevented under all circumstances. The upper part of the trough 1s wldeenough to place therein a pipe without any danger of the ashes or glowing tobacco falling out of the ash-tray.

The cap 12 is provided at its circumference with three radially arranged inclined apertures 8 adapted to take up the burning end of cigarettes (such as B Fig. 1) the other end of which may be supported by the outer edge 15 of the ashtray. The apertures 8 are closed at their ends by the cylinder 13 so that the cigarettes inserted in the apertures are extinguished whereby an undesirable generation of smoke is prevented.

The cylinder 13 is provided with openings. 17 adapted to be brought to register with the apertures 8 of the cap 12 by turning the latter to the required angular extent, The burning end of a ci arette pushed through the registering openings 17 and apertures 8 may be sheared oil by turning the cap 12.

The opening; in the cap 12 is star-shaped and opposite each arm of the staron the upper surface of the cap 12 a radially-arranged shallow groove 6 adapted to receive a cigar or a cigarette is provided. This manner of sha ing the opening 4 and the arrangement of t e grooves 6 renders itpossible to obtain on a comparatively small space large areas of the openings through which the ashes andother residues are thrown into the water space as well as large surfaces to lay the cigarettes and the like on.

The details of the ash-tray may also be modified without departing from the invention. For instance instead of bein cylinliattened on one side to permit its fixation to a wall, for instance in a vehicle, in which case the trough does not need to extend on theflattened side.

I claim:

- 1. An ash-tray, comprising in combination, a receptacle adapted to contain water, a cover for said receptacle defined by a wall that bulges inwardly between a narrow outer edge and a raised cylindrical center portion, and a cap loosely mounted on said cylindrical portion and provided with a central opening.

2. An ash-tray, comprising in combination, a receptacle adapted to contain water, a cover for said receptacle defined by a wall that bill es inwardly between a narrow outer edge an a raised cylindrical center portion provided with apertures in its shell, and a cap turnahly mounted on said cylindrical portion and provided with radially disposed apertures for the insertion of ci arettes registering with the apertures in sai she1l,'whereby a relative turning of the cap against the cylindrical portion causes the cigarette ends to be shearedofi.

3. An ash-tray comprising a rece tacle, a cover mounted on the u per edge 0 the latter, a cylindrical mem er mounted in the the walls of the cylinder and cap to operate i as cutters for severingthe ends of the cigarettes and the like, inserted in the passages and apertures.

4. An ash tray comprising a receptacle, 9. dished cover mounted on the upper edge of the receptacle and having a central aperture, a cylinder of smaller diameter than the aperture extending, from the latter and terminating in a plane of the upper edge of the receptacle, radial ribs connecting the lower edges of the cylinder and cover thereby forming a series of segmental slots therebetween,

. a cap rotatably mounted on the cylinder, and

a series of radially disposed passagesin said cap adapted to register with a series of apertures in the periphery of the cylinder, whereby a relative rotation of the cap on the c linder causes the walls of the cylinder an cap to operate as cutters for severing the ends of cigarettes, and the like, inserted in the passages and apertures.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name this specification.

LUDWIG WALTER ROOS. 

